-urnus

Latin edit

Alternative forms edit

-rnus

Etymology edit

By reanalysis of diurnus (“of the day”), which is from obsolete nominative diūs + -nus. Probably first spread to nocturnus (“of the night”) analogically, then to other terms.

Pronunciation edit

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈur.nus/, [ˈʊrnʊs̠]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈur.nus/, [ˈurnus]

Suffix edit

-urnus (feminine -urna, neuter -urnum); first/second-declension suffix

Enlargement of -nus (suffix forming adjectives).
‎albus + ‎-urnus → ‎alburnus

‎diū (comparative stem: diūt-) + ‎-urnus → ‎diūturnus

‎nox (oblique stem: noct-) + ‎-urnus → ‎nocturnus

‎tacitus + ‎-urnus → ‎taciturnus

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Number	Singular			Plural
Nominative	-urnus	-urna	-urnum	-urnī	-urnae	-urna
Genitive	-urnī	-urnae	-urnī	-urnōrum	-urnārum	-urnōrum
Dative	-urnō	-urnae	-urnō	-urnīs
Accusative	-urnum	-urnam	-urnum	-urnōs	-urnās	-urna
Ablative	-urnō	-urnā	-urnō	-urnīs
Vocative	-urne	-urna	-urnum	-urnī	-urnae	-urna

Derived terms edit

Latin terms suffixed with -urnus

References edit

“-urnus” on page 2,107/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)